| Term | Definition |
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| intransitive | verb that does not transfer the action of the subject to a word in the predicate |
| transitive | verb that transfers the action of the subject to a word in the predicate |
| action | verb that shows action |
| linking | verb that links the subject with the predicate |
| concrete | noun that can be perceived by any one of the senses |
| compound | Mother-in-law, skyscraper, Eiffel Tower: two or more nouns put together |
| proper | noun that names a specific person place or thing that begins with a capital letter |
| common | noun used often and is usually not capitalized |
| relative | pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause |
| possessive | pronoun that shows ownership |
| a, the, an | commonly used articles |
| article | most commonly used adjectives |
| abstract | noun that names a feeling, quality, or idea |
| noun | person, place, thing, idea |
| adjective | describes or modifies a noun or pronoun |
| personal | pronoun that names the one speaking, spoken to, or spoken about, |
| interrogative | pronoun that introduces a question |
| intensive | pronoun that emphasizes a noun or another pronoun and is not needed for the meaning of the sentence. ends in -self or -selves. |
| reflexive | pronoun that refers to, or reflects on, the subject of the sentence and ends in -self or -selves. necessary to the meaning of the sentence |
| indefinite | pronoun that may or may not be already named |
| helping | verb that helps the main verb express action or a state of being |
| verb phrase | something that contains one main vern and one or more helping verbs |
| adjective questions | what kind, which one, how much, how many |
| demonstrative | THAT book is the best book I have ever read! |
| nouns and pronouns | other parts of speech that can be used as adjectives |
| adjectives, adverbs, verbs | parts of speech that adverbs modify |
| adverb questions | when, where, how, to what degree |
| conjunction | links words or groups of words |
| interjection | expresses strong emotion or surprise |
| preposition | relates a noun or pronoun to another word |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| infinitive | "to" followed by the base form of a verb |
| gerund | ends in -ing and is used as a noun |
| appositive | phrase that identifies or gives more information about the subject |
| clause | group of words with a subject and a predicate |
| independent, main | clause can stand alone as a complete sentence |
| dependent, subordinate | clause has a subject and predicate, but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence |
| adjective | clause modifies a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | clause modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |
| logical order | pattern of organization used for an expository essay |
| ideas | trait of good writing that is concerned with the topic and the information you will include |
| word choice | trait concerned with using specific nouns and vivid verbs |
| sentence fluency | trait has to do with sentence length and varied beginnings |
| spatial | pattern used for an essay about the structure of a cell |
| voice | trait concerned with the personality of the writer |
| chronological | pattern used for a narrative essay |
| organization | trait concerned with the order in which you present your ideas |
| compare/contrast | pattern used for an essay about the beliefs of one program versus the beliefs of another |
| complement | word or group of words that completes the meaning of a verb |
| noun or pronoun | part of speech usually a direct object |
| direct object | sentence with an indirect object has a... |
| direct object | receives the action of the verb |
| adverb | part of speech never is a complement |
| direct object questions | what, whom |
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